Kolkata Doctor Rape Case: Court grants bail to ex-principal Sandip Ghosh as CBI fails to file case within 90 days
- Citing the reason for granting bail to the two accused in the case, the session's court said that the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to file the chargesheet within 90 days period.
Months after the the brutal rape and murder of the post-graduate medical student in Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, the Sealdah Court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to RG Kar Medical College's ex-principal Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station's former officer incharge Abhijit Mondal, reported news agency ANI.
Citing the reason for granting bail to the two accused in the case, the session's court said that the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to file the chargesheet within 90 days period.
What were the charges against Mondal and Ghosh?
While Abhijit Mondal was accused of alleged delay in filing of FIR in the rape and murder of the on-duty doctor at R G Kar Hospital on August 9, Ghosh was accused of tampering of evidence in the case.
The two were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the rape-murder case on an order of the Calcutta High Court.
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of the Sealdah court granted bail to the two accused individuals because the chargesheet was not submitted within the mandatory 90-day period, according to Ghosh's lawyer.
Mondal's lawyer informed reporters outside the court that his client would be released from the correctional facility where he is currently held on judicial remand.
However, Ghosh will remain in custody due to his judicial remand in a separate case involving alleged financial misconduct at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, despite receiving bail in the rape-murder case.
Junior medics, victim's parents took to the streets demanding justice
Junior doctors, healthcare workers and members of the public took part in a protest march here on Friday demanding accountability and comprehensive reform of West Bengal’s healthcare system.
The rally, organised by the West Bengal Junior Doctors Federation (WBJDF), began at the West Bengal Medical Council and made its way to Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake. The march also saw the participation of the parents of a doctor who was raped-murdered at RG Kar hospital in August.
Speaking to reporters, the father of the victim said, "119 days have passed since my daughter’s death, but we are yet to get justice. We believe that we must remain on the streets; without movement, we may not get justice."
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First Published:13 Dec 2024, 05:03 PM IST
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